yes we do.
murder is murder, but there are different types of murders (1st, 2nd, etc) and i consider hate crime murder one of them.
i believe that INTENT is as much part of the crime as the crime itself. so...
being killed for what\who you are is pretty disgusting. i get offended as a human being for the existence of hate crimes.
and hate crimes can be committed on the minorities, as well as you white people. being killed for being white is AS wrong as being killed for being black, pink, purple, yellow, red, lavender, brown, stupid, smart, retarted...
being killed for being racist, i think [should] also fall under the the hate crime laws as well. and no i am no being hypocritical... a human being is a human being. (i have a feeling someone is going to call me a hypocrite for that last part...)
of course i am using killed as a type of hate crime, beatings are another.